The median annual wage for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is $47,690 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,630.
Pay spans roughly $38,990 at the 10th percentile to $54,650 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.93 per hour.
| Median (annual) | $47,690 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,630 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.93 |
| 10th percentile | $38,990 |
| 90th percentile | $54,650 |
| Employment | — |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.